Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Clifton Park, NY

GTM Payroll Services is a payroll and human capital management provider based in Clifton Park, New York, with an additional office in Glens Falls. Guy Maddalone started the company in 1991 and still runs it as president and CEO. It serves two groups of clients. The first is companies that need payroll, HR and benefits support.

The second is families who directly employ nannies, senior caregivers and other domestic staff. Its clients are spread across the country. The firm says it handles annual payroll volume above $1 billion and pays roughly 60,000 workers through its systems.

Business payroll and HCM

For employers, GTM combines a web-based HCM platform with consulting from its own in-house HR specialists. Buyers can use the software on its own or add advisory help as their needs grow. The business offering covers:

• Payroll processing and related tax work
• Applicant tracking, onboarding and employee engagement tools
• Benefits administration, plus insurance and employee benefit plans
• Time and labor management
• Leave administration
• HR consulting, including on-site support, project work, training, coaching and organizational development
• Recruiting help and support during mergers and acquisitions

Its consulting group advises both small and mid-sized nonprofits and larger global organizations. Typical work includes handbook projects, HR and process audits, ERISA reviews, and compliance with ACA, HIPAA and COBRA rules.

Household employers

The household division helps private individuals meet the legal and tax duties that come with hiring help at home. This includes running payroll for domestic workers and filing nanny and senior care taxes. It also arranges workers' compensation coverage, gives HR guidance tailored to household employment, and offers benefits such as health insurance and 401k plans.

Fortune 500 companies rely on GTM to administer household payroll for their executives and clients. The firm also works with over 500 referral partners, among them accounting practices, law firms, nanny placement agencies and wealth advisors.

Team and credentials

GTM has a staff of about 100. Its people include certified payroll professionals, licensed insurance brokers, household tax specialists, and HR practitioners holding SPHR, PHR or SHRM-CP credentials. The staff also includes FMLA-certified specialists, trained internal investigators, mediators and compliance officers. Todd Maddalone oversees operations and leads the payroll and HCM practice, and Michael Maddalone directs sales. Jennifer Barry, J.D., heads HR consulting, and Ed Catalano leads insurance and benefits. Erin Bandaru, CPP, directs payroll and HCM services.

GTM operates as an independent payroll service bureau and has completed a SOC 1 audit. Under this AICPA framework, an outside auditor tests whether a provider's internal and information security controls work as intended. The company has appeared on the INC 5000 list of fast-growing U.S. firms eight times.

The Times Union and The Business Review have also named it a top Capital Region employer. It supports local causes such as Make-A-Wish, Double H Ranch and the children's hospital at Albany Medical Center. Business clients are supported during standard weekday hours, while the household team keeps extended evening hours on weekdays.